Connecticut SB 284: AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 284
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1616

Referred to Committee on AGING

Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 29-453a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) Any privately owned multifamily housing project, within a 3
municipality with a population of at least one hundred thirty thousand 4
but less than one hundred [thirty-five] forty thousand, shall install and 5
maintain one or more emergency power generators capable of 6
providing a minimum of four to twelve hours of sufficient electrical 7
power to (1) each unit for heating, water, lighting and critical medical 8
equipment, and (2) each passenger elevator. 9
(b) For purposes of this section, "privately owned multifamily 10
housing project" means real property that (1) consists of, or 11
encompasses, a building not less than fifteen stories in height that 12
contains dwelling units whose occupancy is restricted by age, and (2) is 13
subject, in whole or in part, to a mortgage insured under the National 14

Raised Bill No. 284

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Housing Act, 12 USC 1701 et seq. 15
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 29-453a

AGE Joint Favorable